PTS is a fast-moving work in progress, so you should grab the latest .tar.gz snapshot from Phoronix Test Suite downloads. It's very easy to use. Unpack it into whatever directory you want to keep it in:

$ tar zxvf phoronix-test-suite.tar.gz

Then change to the new top-level directory--cd phoronix-test-suite--and run the system diagnostic command:

$ ./phoronix-test-suite diagnostics

This spits out your system architecture, and PTS version and file locations. ./phoronix-test-suite with no options displays a list of available commands. ./phoronix-test-suite system-information dumps your hardware information. Let's see what else it can do: